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OPTIMISM IN HAITI

There is new hope for security in Haiti as countries around the world are pledging more support and funding to bring about peace and security in that Caribbean country.  The new Council there claims that the Haitian people are optimistic about the future.   The U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken pledged another $160 million in […]

Prime Minister Hon. Philip Davis

Govt. defends NIA 2024 amendment bill

By Gerrino J. SaundersJournal Staff Writer The Minister of National Security Wayne Munroe said the NationalIntelligence Agency (NIA) Amendment Bill 2024 by the Davisadministration has breathed new life into the agency which is animportant arm of national security.Some of the major changes to the Bill include a change in name fromthe National Crime Intelligence Agency […]

PM Assesses Abaco

Sandbank Shantytown Cleared – PM Assesses Abaco Cleanup Progress

21 October 2019

Following the prime minister’s weekend trip to assess the progress of the government’s cleanup plan for Abaco, the Office of the Prime Minister confirmed that debris in the Sandbank shantytown has been cleared. The government is executing its clean-up plan on Abaco through the Ministry of Works and the Ministry of the Environment and Housing, […]

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Police Search for Armed Robbery Suspects

21 October 2019

Police are seeking assistance in identifying and locating two men responsible for an armed robbery which occurred last Thursday.  According to police, shortly after 7 p.m., a juvenile male was walking on Carmichael Road, when he was accosted by a man armed with a sharp object, who robbed him of cash and an iPhone, before […]

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Illegal Firearms Recovered

21 October 2019

Police in New Providence recovered several illegal firearms in separate incidents.  In the first incident, shortly before 10 p.m. on Friday, Central Detective Unit officers acting on intelligence conducted a search of an abandoned building on First Street Coconut Grove, where they discovered a .9 millimeter pistol with two rounds of ammunition. No one was […]

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Man Stabbed Hospitalized

21 October 2019

Police are investigating a stabbing incident that occurred on Friday, which left a man with injuries.  According to police, shortly before 12 a.m., a man was in the area a business establishment George Street, off Bay Street, when he was attacked by another man armed with a sharp object, who stabbed him about the body.  […]

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Fire Destroys Harbour Island Gas Station

18 October 2019

Police in Eleuthera are investigating a fire that destroyed a gas station in Harbour Island on Wednesday.  According to police, shortly after 6 p.m., they responded to reports of a fire at Briland at the Go Service Station on Colebrooke Street.  When police arrived on the scene they met the service station fully engulfed in […]

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DPM Discusses Climate Crisis with Commonwealth Secretariat

18 October 2019

At an annual meeting of Commonwealth Ministers of Finance in Washington, DC, on Thursday, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance K. Peter Turnquest expressed the heartfelt thanks of the country for the many expressions of empathy and support to The Bahamas from the Commonwealth Secretariat and fellow Commonwealth nations in the aftermath of the […]

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‘Abaco Needs Resilient Building’ -Henfield Concerned NGOs May Leave

18 October 2019

North Abaco Member of Parliament Darren Henfield stressed the need for Abaco to build resilient, so as to better withstand hurricanes like Dorian. Additionally, Henfield said in the House of Assembly yesterday that more than 4,000 nongovernmental organizations were in Abaco post Dorian.  While in New York, he added that a number of countries pledged […]

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Abaconians Want Curfew

18 October 2019

Minister of Public Works Desmond Bannister said Abaco residents, who were affected by Hurricane Dorian, want a curfew, which is a part of the proposed Disaster Preparedness and Response Amendment Bill 2019. Bannister contributed to debate on the bill in the House of Assembly yesterday, where he pointed out that he heard comments criticizing the […]

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‘No Abaco Shantytown Reconstruction’

18 October 2019

Minister of Public Works Desmond Bannister assured that there will be “no reconstruction and no new construction” of homes in shantytowns throughout Abaco, as this will be confirmed during his trip to the island today.  Bannister’s comments came yesterday during his contribution to debate on the Disaster Preparedness and Response Amendment Bill 2019 in the […]

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Grand Lucayan Agreement Deadline Extended

18 October 2019

Hurricane Dorian resulted in a deadline extension for an agreement to be made on the Grand Lucayan Resort, according to Lucayan Renewal Holdings Chairman Michael Scott. The deadline has been extended to November. Scott said the extended deadline came as negotiations were slowed because of the Category 5 hurricane. “It’s been delayed by a month, […]

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